Inspired Sunday Blog Party - Hello Fall

Fall comes gently to Southern California and lingers well into January until the wind whips the last of the Fall color off the trees. Detecting it requires a certain sensitivity and constant awareness of light and shadow, of warmth and coolness, of hue and tint as the days grow shorter by inches and grains of color quietly insinuate themselves into the proud summer of the trees. Like many of you in warmer climates, I feel the need to nudge it along, wishing for cooler days, soft blankets, warm comfort food.  Were I freer in this season of my life, I would have bade farewell to summer this week as Debby Ray did, walking through fields and woods, breathing with nature and glorying in God through it all. 

Had I a little more time this week from work and tutoring and obligations with friends and family and chores, I would have welcomed Fall by making these gorgeous sweater pumpkins that Jodi made with her friend:

But for right now, on this first day of Fall, I will bring out something old and rich and full of memories as did Patti and bring Fall into my home:

I will welcome my twenty-ninth wedding anniversary and celebrate with my love.
                                                                                                                                         Laura

 Now, let's see how you greet Fall. Link up any post, old or new, that you think would inspire us to incorporate beauty in our lives.